Manifold-book or sales-slip holder.



J. F. HUBER.

MANIFOLD BOOK 0R SALES SLIP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8.1914.

Patented J an. 30, 1917.

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MANIFOLD-BOOK OR SALES-SLIP HGLDER.

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Application filed July 8, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN F. HUBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Manifold-Books or Sales-Slip Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a manifold book or slip holder of that type in which a triplicate record is made of sales, one for the customer, one for the clerk making the sale and another for the use of the accounting department of the-establishment.

It is the object of this invention to pro duce a manifold book or sales slip holder of this character which will permit of using detached sheets each containing an original or front section, an intermediate or duplicate section and a rear or triplicate section, and so mountin a plurality of such sheets that the same may be conveniently manipulated in connection with suitable carbon sheets for producing a triplicate record and also easily replaced with new sheets when the supply is exhausted.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of'a manifold book or sales slip holder embodying the preferred form of my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same taken in line 22, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal section taken in line 33, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the carbon sheets and the supporting sheet of the same which is employed in the construction shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the record sheets. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a part of the clamping device wherebya package or pile of record sheets is held in place on the backing of the holder. Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing another arrangement ofthe carbon sheets and supporting sheet which may be employed in this device.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The body of this manifold book or sales slip holder may be variously constructed,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. ac, 191 t.

Serial No. 849,727.

that shown in the drawings being suitable and comprising a backing 1 and a. cover 2, these parts being connected at two of their opposing transverse edges by a flexible hinge 3 so that they may be opened or closed in the manner of a book for the purpose of covering or uncovering the sales slips or sheets and the clamping devices arranged between the same. This flexible connection between the backing and the cover is preferably effected between the lower transverse edge of the bottom section and the upper edge of the top section, as shown in Fig. 1, although these parts may be otherwise connected, if desired. The cover and the hinge of the backing may also, if desired, be omitted altogether inasmuch as they form no essential part of this invention. Upon the front or face of the backing is arrangedthe pile or pack of sales slips or record sheets sleach of which is folded or doubled upon itself twice so as to approximate the form of the letters 8 or Z and produce a front or original slip leaf or section 5, an intermediate or duplicate slip leaf or section 6 connected at one of its transverse edges with one of the transverse edges of' the front section, and a rear or triplicate slip leaf or section 7 connected at one of its transverse edges with the other transverse edge of the intermediate section while the other transverse edge of this rear section is provided with a tab 8 for attaching the same to the face of the backing. In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and each of the record sheets is so folded that the lower transverse ed 'e of the front section is free, the intermediate section is connected at its upper and lower edges with the upper and lower-ends, respectively, of the front and rear sections and the attaching tab of the rear section is arranged at the upper end of the rear section. A plurality of such folded sheets are arranged in the form of a pile or package one above the other upon the face of the backing and are removably secured thereto or mounted thereon so that each sheet may be detached from the pile and the backing independently of the other sheets. The means for thus detachably mounting the several record sheets on the backing comprises two binding pins or posts 9, 9 fixedly mounted on the upper part of the backing so as to project forwardly therefrom at right angles thereto and transversely in line. The tab of each record sheet is provided with a pair of binding openings 10, 10 which are adapted to receive the binding pins of the backing and hold the sheets against transverse displacement thereon.

The several record sheets or sales slips are held on the backing by a clamping device which is so constructed as to permit each sheet to be readily removed from the binding pins or posts independently of the other sheets, the preferred means for this purpose comprising a Ushaped spring having a transverse bar 11 adapted to press against the front side of the pile of tabs of the sheets, two longitudinal side bars or arms 12, 12 projecting downwardly from opposite ends of the transverse bar and along the face of the backing on opposite sides of the pile of sheets, two longitudinal guide loops or slotted portions 13 arranged at the lower ends of the longitudinal bars, and two guide pins 1 f arranged on the front side of the backing on opposite sides of the pile of sheets and each having a head 15 at its front end. Each of said guide loops receives one of said guide pins and is confined between the backing and the head of the respective guide pin so that these loops are capable of sliding to a limited extent on these guide pins but are prevented from being lifted from the backing.

When applying a pile of record sheets to the backing the clamping spring is drawn upwardly until the lower ends of its guide loops engage with the guide pins, thereby leaving the space above the binding pins free to permit the perforated tabs of the record sheets to be slipped over the binding pins. After the pile of sheets has been thus applied to the binding pins the clamping spring is pushed downwardly and its cross bar is sprung forwardly and engaged with the front side of the pile of tabs above the binding pins, whereby the resilience of the spring arms or side bars of the clamp is caused to press the several tabs against each other and against the backing and hold the same reliably in place.

In order to confine the clamp against swaying laterally in a direction parallel with the face of the backing, a retaining device is provided which preferably comprises two retaining pins 16 mounted on the upper part of the face of the backing and projecting forwardly therefrom and engaging with the inner sides of the side bars or arms of the clamp, thereby permitting the clamp to slide freely into and out of its operative position lengthwise of the backing and pile of sheets but preventing lateral movement thereof. whereby these parts are always retained in the proper position which will permit convenient and quick manipulation of the sheets.

l pon making the record of a sale on the front section of the sales sheet a manifold copy of the same is produced on the intermediate and rear sections by means of two carbon sheets one of which is interposed between the front and intermediate sections and the other between the intermediate and rear sections of the sheet. These carbon sheets may be variously mounted on the backing so as to permit of conveniently assembling the same with the several sections of the record sheet and separating the same therefrom. In the construction shown in Figs. 1 2', 3 and l the means for mounting these carbon sheets on the backing comprises a supporting sheet 17 adapted to be placed. between the lowermost record sheet and the face of the backing and provided at its upper end with two openings or perforations 18 which receive the binding pins and a flexible hinge 20 connected with the upper edge of the supporting sheet and adapted to be folded forwardly and downwardly over the tab of the foremost record sheet and provided with two openings or perforations 2.1 which receive the binding pins. Beyond its binding openings 21 the hinge 20 is secured to the upper edge of an upwardly swinging carbon sheet 2 which is adapted to be passed downwardly between the rear and intermediate record sheet sections. To one of the longitudinal or upright edges of the supporting sheet the other transversely swinging carbon sheet 23 is connected by means of a flexible hinge 21- which is adapt ed to pass laterally between the front and intermediate sections of the record sheet, this last mentioned carbon, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4: being thus connected with the sup porting sheet at the left hand edge thereof. After the sheets are assembled in this manner and a triplicate record has been produced on the several sections of the foremost sheet the several. sections of this sheet and the carbon sheets may be readily separated from each other by pulling downwardly on the front sheet which will cause the upper carbon sheet to be deflected to ward the left away from the pile of record sheets and the several sections of the sheet to be straightened out. and then by pulling forwardly and downwardly on the record sheet at an angle to the backing the tab of this sheet will be withdrawn from under neath the cross bar of the clamp and slipped off from the binding pins without tearing the openings of this tab and without disturbing the remaining record sheets of the pile; While thus withdrawing the tab of the foremost sheet of the pile the upper carbon sheet is lifted slightly and its flap is temporarily removed from the binding pins in order to release the tab of the foremost sheet. After the tab is withdrawn from these binding pins the flap is again turned downwardly over the binding pins so as to permit of again placing the carbon sheet connected therewith between the rear and intermediate sections of the following record sheet preparatory to placing the other carbon sheet between the intermediate and front record sections for producing a triplicate record of the next sale.

The cross bar of the clamping device bears against the flap of the rear carbon and holds the same in place together with the tabs of the record sheets which are interposed between this flap and the supporting sheet thereof.

For convenience in separating or tearing apait the several sections of the sales sheets or slips the junction between the same may be weakened by a line of perforations or otherwise to facilitate this operation in the usual and well known manner.

Instead of connecting the longitudinally swinging carbon with the upper edge of the supporting sheet this carbon may be connected with the lower edge of the supporting sheet, as shown in Fig. 7 in which case the longitudinally swinging carbon 25 is connected with the lower edge of the supporting sheet 26 by a flexible hinge 27. This figure also shows the transversely swinging carbon 28 connected by a flexible hinge 29 with the right hand edge of the supporting sheet instead of at the left hand edge thereof, as shown in Fig. 4-. When the carbons are mounted in the manner indicated in Fig. 7 and used in connection with the sheets as mounted on the backing in Figs. 1 and 5 the transversely swinging carbon 28 is interposed between the rear and intermediate sheet sections and the longitudinally swinging carbon 25 is turned: upwardly between the front and intermediate record sheet sections.

My improved manifold book or sales slips holder is very simple and inexpensive in construction, the same is not liable to get out of order, and the several parts can be easily manipulated without confusion so that a record of the sales may be quickly made and the parts of the record sheet dismembered and the sections of the next fol lowing record sheet readily interleaved with the carbon sheets preparatory to making another triplicate record.

I claim as my invention:

1. A manifold book comprising a backing having a binding pin, adapted to receive a plurality of record sheets each of which has a perforated tab at one end which receives said pin, and a clamping device for hohling said sheets in place comprising a cross bar engaging with the front side of the pile of tabs adjacent to the outer side of said pin, two longitudinal spring arms each having one of its ends connected with one end. of the cross bar, and a sliding connection between the other end of each arm and the backing.

2. A manifold book comprising a. backing having a plurality of binding pins, adapted to receive a plurality of record sheets each of which has a perforated tab at one end which receives said pins, and a clamping device for holding said sheets in place comprising a cross bar engaging with the front side of the pile of tabs adjacent to the outer sides of said pins, two longitudinal spring arms each having one of its ends connected with one end of the cross bar and provided at its opposite end with a longitudinal guide loop, and guide pins arranged on said backing and having heads, each guide loop embracing one of said pins between the head of the latter and said backing.

3. A manifold book comprising a backing having a plurality of binding pins, adapted to receive a plurality of record sheets each of which has a perforated tab at one end which receives said pins, and a clamping device for holding said sheets in place comprising a cross bar engaging with the front side of the pile of tabs adjacent to the outer sides of said pins, two longitudinal spring arms each having one of its ends connected with one end of the cross bar and provided at its opposite end with alongitudinal guide loop, guide pins arranged on said backing and having heads, each guide loop embracing one of said pins between the head of the latter and said backing, and means for retaining said cross bar and arms against lateral displacement relatively to the backing.

i. A manifold book comprising a backing having a plurality of binding pins, adapted to receive a plurality of record sheets each of which'has a perforated tab at one end which receives said pins, and a clamping device for holding said sheets in place comprising a cross bar engaging with the front side of the pile of tabs adjacent to the outer sides of said pins, two longitudinal spring arms'each having one of its ends connected with one end of the cross bar and provided at its opposite end with a longitudinal guide loop, guide pins arranged on said backing and having heads, each guide loop embracing one of said pins between the head of the latter and said backing, and retaining pins arranged on the backing and engaging with the inner sides of said arms adjacent to the cross bar.

5. A manifold book comprising a backing having a binding device adapted to engage Witness my hand this 7th day of July, with one edge of a pile of record sheets, 1914.

and a clamping device for holding said sheets in place having one part engaging said sheets adjacent to said binding device and another part slidably connected with said backing.

JOHN F. HUBER.

Witnesses:

THEO. L. POPP, ANNA HEIGIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

